Air Products bags Petronas’ LNG heat exchanger contract in Malaysia

6:58 AM, 16th April 2013

LEHIGH VALLEY, US: Air Products has received an LNG heat exchanger order from Petronas for a major LNG project in Malaysia. Air Products’ SplitMR liquefaction process and technology was selected and will be supplied to the Petronas LNG Train 9 Project. This project will produce 3.6 million tonne per year of LNG and is an expansion of the existing Petronas LNG Complex in Bintulu, Sarawak, Malaysia.

When the new projects are onstream at the two Petronas -operated locations, Air Products’ technology and equipment will be integral to the production of an additional 4.8 million tonne per year of LNG in Malaysia.

“Air Products relationship with Petronas continues to grow with this large scale equipment order. We believe this new order is a result of the proven performance of our technology and our decades of working with Petronas. In LNG industry development around the globe, Petronas is a major player, and we take pride in providing our leading technology to assist in their success with these major projects,” said Jim Solomon, Director, LNG, Air Products.